Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale (the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987). She is also known for playing Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000). She has been more recently known for her Emmy winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series Damages. She has been nominated eight times for an Oscar, twice for a BAFTA Film Award and three times for a Grammy, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Known For
Tarzan
(1999)
Kala (voice)
Heart of Stone
(2023)
King of Diamonds
Warcraft
(2016)
Alodi (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
Nova Prime
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Marsha Dale
Hook
(1991)
Gutless
What Happened to Monday
(2017)
Nicolette Cayman
The Natural
(1984)
Iris Gaines
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Cruella de Vil
Hoodwinked!
(2005)
Granny (voice)
Fatal Attraction
(1987)
Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
Tarzan II
(2005)
Kala (voice)
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Cruella de Vil
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Claire Wellington
Four Good Days
(2021)
Deb
Air Force One
(1997)
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Full Filmography
Acting
The Rules of the Game
(1975)
Neighbor
Orphan Train
(1979)
Jessica
Too Far to Go
(1979)
Rebecca Kuehn
The World According to Garp
(1982)
Jenny Fields
The Elephant Man
(1982)
Princess Alexandra
The Big Chill
(1983)
Sarah Cooper
Something About Amelia
(1984)
Gail Bennett
The Stone Boy
(1984)
Ruth Hillerman
The Natural
(1984)
Iris Gaines
Maxie
(1985)
Jan / Maxie
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Teddy Barnes
Fatal Attraction
(1987)
Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1988)
Narrator
Electric Blue 29
(1988)
(archive footage)
Stones for Ibarra
(1988)
Sara Everton
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988)
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(1989)
Self
Immediate Family
(1989)
Linda Spector
Reversal of Fortune
(1990)
Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
Hamlet
(1990)
Gertrude
The Divine Garbo
(1990)
Self - Host / Narrator
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
(1990)
Self
Meeting Venus
(1991)
Karin Anderson
Hook
(1991)
Gutless
Sarah, Plain and Tall
(1991)
Sarah Wheaton
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
(1992)
Self
Lincoln
(1992)
Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
The House of the Spirits
(1993)
Ferula Trueba
Skylark
(1993)
Sarah Witting
The Paper
(1994)
Alicia Clark
Anne Frank Remembered
(1995)
Diary Readings (voice)
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
(1995)
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Mrs. Farraday
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Cruella de Vil
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Marsha Dale
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
(1996)
Self
Air Force One
(1997)
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
In the Gloaming
(1997)
Janet
Paradise Road
(1997)
Adrienne Pargiter
In & Out
(1997)
Glenn Close (uncredited)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
(1998)
Self - Performer
Welcome to Hollywood
(1998)
Glenn Close
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
(1999)
Sarah Witting
Tarzan
(1999)
Kala (voice)
The Big Chill: A Reunion
(1999)
Self
Cookie's Fortune
(1999)
Camille Dixon
The Lady with the Torch
(1999)
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
(1999)
Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)
Baby
(2000)
Adult Sophie (voice)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
(2000)
Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Cruella de Vil
South Pacific
(2001)
Nellie Forbush
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
Arvella Whipple
The Safety of Objects
(2002)
Esther Gold
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
(2002)
Self
Brush with Fate
(2003)
Cornelia Engelbrecht
The Lion in Winter
(2003)
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Le Divorce
(2003)
Olivia Pace
What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison
(2003)
Self
In Search of the Jaguar
(2003)
Narrator
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Claire Wellington
Strip Search
(2004)
Karen Moore
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
(2004)
Self
Tarzan II
(2005)
Kala (voice)
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
(2005)
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Nine Lives
(2005)
Maggie
The Chumscrubber
(2005)
Carrie Johnson
Heights
(2005)
Diana
Hoodwinked!
(2005)
Granny (voice)
Gabon The Last Eden
(2007)
Narrator
Evening
(2007)
Mrs. Wittenborn
Gates Of The Arctic
(2008)
Narrator
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
(2009)
Self
Home
(2009)
Narrator (english voice)
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
(2009)
Self - Hostess
Not My Life
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Albert Nobbs
Touch of Evil
(2011)
The Vamp
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
(2011)
Granny (voice)
Discovering Hamlet
(2011)
Gertrude (archive footage)
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Self
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Low Down
(2014)
Gram
5 to 7
(2014)
Arlene Bloom
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
Nova Prime
The Great Gilly Hopkins
(2015)
Nonnie Hopkins
Anesthesia
(2016)
Marcia Zarrow
Warcraft
(2016)
Alodi (uncredited)
The Girl with All the Gifts
(2016)
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Crooked House
(2017)
Lady Edith de Haviland
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Eve Wilde
Father Figures
(2017)
Helen Baxter
What Happened to Monday
(2017)
Nicolette Cayman
The Wife
(2018)
Joan Castleman
Let's Dance
(2018)
Segment: "Night Shift"
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
(2018)
Self
The Lavender Scare
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(2020)
Roy Cohn
Hillbilly Elegy
(2020)
Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
(2020)
Cruella De Ville
537 Votes
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Baba Yaga
(2021)
Chief (voice)
Swan Song
(2021)
Dr. Eve Scott
Four Good Days
(2021)
Deb
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self
Heart of Stone
(2023)
King of Diamonds
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Back in Action
(2024)
A Look Through His Lens
(2024)
Self
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
(2024)
Self
Production
Sarah, Plain and Tall
(1991)
Executive Producer
Skylark
(1993)
Executive Producer
Journey
(1995)
Executive Producer
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
(1995)
Executive Producer
Baby
(2000)
Executive Producer
South Pacific
(2001)
Executive Producer
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
Executive Producer
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Producer
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Executive Producer
Cruella
(2021)
Producer
Writing